Jamaica Swamp Safari Village was initially established in 1969 as a crocodile farm by an American, Ross Heilman aka Ross Kananga. Over time, Ross acquired other wild animals including a lion, and a pair of black leopards and he eventually began to welcome tour groups for daily shows. The farm would go on to earn notoriety as the location for the famous crocodile jumping escape in the 1972 James Bond film Live and Let Die. An interesting fact is that the actual crocodile jumping stunt was performed by Ross Kananga and the movie’s villain was named after him. Legend has it that the movie producers drove by Ross Kananga’s farm while on the island scouting for locations and became intrigued by a sign which read “Trespassers Will Be Eaten”. The rest as they say is history.
THE TOUR A walking guided tour through a natural mangrove habitat, lasting approximately 1 hour View our 20-foot Green Anaconda affectionately called ‘Shakira’ Watch as crocodiles leap out of the water with our exciting pole feeding Jamaica’s largest walk-thru aviary, home to several species of rare endemic birds See the once thought extinct Jamaican Coney Be brave and hold a baby crocodile or Jamaican Boa Learn about the famous croc-jumping scene in the James Bond film “Live and Let Die”, shot on location in 1972
